Our neighborhood

Describes the activities of a real estate developer and a master carpenter who plan and build new houses in a community.

Follows the different kinds of work that the Zieglers do in their apple orchard beginning with fall pruning and ending with picking and selling the ripened fruit.

Simple text and photographs describe the duties and responsibilities of a public librarian who helps people access information.

Describes the work done throughout the year by a couple who raises foods to sell at stores and roadside stands.

Provides details about various aspects of the work of an air pilot who sprays the farmers' crops with pesticides.

Follows an optician as she helps her customers find glasses that suit them and let them see better.

Simple text and photographs describe the duties and responsibilities of Captain Cruz, a ferry boat captain who takes people back and forth from Staten Island to New York City.

Text and photographs show what is involved in running a pet store: caring for the animals, helping customers, ordering supplies, and more.

Describes the work done each day by a Korean American who owns the neighborhood grocery store.

Simple text and photographs follow a female firefighter as she and the rest of a fire-fighting team try to save a burning building.

Text and photographs follow a Cuban American kindergarten teacher through her activities as she helps the children in her class learn.

Describes the activities of a traditional artist who uses many natural items as she creates art in the tradition of her Cherokee ancestors.

Follows an urban park ranger as he tends to the ponds, fountains, plants, and animals in his care and teaches people about the parks that form an exciting outdoor classroom.

Follows an auto mechanic as he checks cars, finds out what is wrong with them, and fixes the problems.

Follows a beekeeper as he raises honeybees in hives in his backyard, uses special care in handling the bees, and jars their sweet honey to share with family and friends.

Describes the work done each day by a Chilean American who is the building maintenance contractor responsible for a neighborhood apartment building.

Introduces the dentist and explains his work in cleaning and caring for the teeth of his patients.

Provides a basic introduction to the workings of a dairy farm, describing the feeding, cleaning, milking, and taking care of the cows.

Introduces a female deputy chief of the Hartford, Connecticut, police and discusses the things she is expected to do in her job.

Follows a legal aid attorney through her day as she researches a case, pulls together proof, gives her brief to the judge, and speaks for her client.

Tells about a soccer coach who teaches his players to listen, get along with others, play hard, have fun, and be good sports even when they lose.

Simple text and photographs describe the work of a nurse taking care of patients at a hospital.

Text and photographs follow the activities of a Guatamalan American who works making cakes, breads, and other baked goods in a neighborhood bakery.

Describes the work of a husband and wife who own their own housepainting business.

Introduces the work of a veterinarian.